Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:04:15 -0700 From: "Josh Carroll" <josh.carroll@gmail.com> To: "Ivan Voras" <ivoras@fer.hr> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "No CD/DVD devices found" after booting from FreeBSD 6.2 CD 1 Message-ID: <8cb6106e0704110904r19506844xb7807e166380fcff@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <eviso2$qfp$1@sea.gmane.org> References: <bf7af5e50704110607l301fb755k129921439628812b@mail.gmail.com> <eviso2$qfp$1@sea.gmane.org>
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> Because before it starts it relies on BIOS to provide services (in > 16-bit x86 mode), but after the kernel starts, it must use its own > drivers (32-bit or 64-bit, depending on your choice) and it seems it > doesn't have the right drivers. Most CD/DVD drives are standard and > register as ATA or SCSI drives but, as you see now, there are those that > require special support. It looks like the chipset on that particular Dell model is the NVIDIA nForce 430. Others have had success with that chipset, and even a similar Dell model according to this page: http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/amd64/motherboards.html You may want to try updating the BIOS. The entry for the Dell E521 mentions a BIOS update. Josh
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